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The Problem with the Proposed GLO Methodology for Allocating Storm Recovery Funds

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Texurban December 12, 2019June 24, 2020No Comments

The people of coastal regions of Texas have suffered extensively from a series of extraordinary storms that have ravaged 49 counties since 2016. Hurricane Harvey alone caused an estimated $125 billion in damage, according to the Texas Tribune. People died and others had to evacuate their homes in these storms. Floods ran through homes. Many …

The Case for Transit Funding in Texas

by Jay Blazek CrossleyOne Thousand Texans for Transit, Uncategorized February 26, 2019June 24, 2020No Comments

If you’re reading this in a major Texas metro, you are currently experiencing about 1/3 the transit funding than you would experience in the other largest major US metros. There is less bus frequency, less places you can get to by transit, less high quality rapid transit options, less fiscally productive real estate investment, and …

10 Great Buried Texas Public Policy Stories from 2018 – 1/2

by Jay Blazek CrossleyDecideTexas, Growing Weirder, One Thousand Texans for Transit, VisionZeroTexas December 28, 2018January 2, 2019One Comment

Texas is a big state with big issues happening across the state. Here is our list of significant public policy stories that happened across the state that might not have received as much attention as they may have deserved. This post contains explanations of one through five, and a second post includes six through ten. …